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Dr. Marc Julius H. Navarro

Philippines

Dr. Marc Julius H. Navarro (MD, FPCP, FPSG, FPSDE) is a Filipino Internal Medicine specialist and interventional gastroenterologist with expertise in advanced luminal and third-space endoscopy. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 2013, following his undergraduate studies in 2009. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Makati Medical Center in 2017. He subsequently pursued fellowship training in Gastroenterology in St. Luke’s Medical Center-Quezon City and advanced endoscopy, including specialized training at Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital in Tokyo, Japan.

His clinical expertise encompasses advanced endoscopic procedures, including Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for achalasia, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (EMR/ESD) for early gastrointestinal malignancies, anti-reflux endoscopic procedures such as ARMS, ARMA, and ARMP for gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Submucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection (STER) for submucosal tumors.

Dr. Navarro is affiliated with Makati Medical Center and St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City, among other institutions. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (PSDE) for 2026–2027 and serves as the Chairman of the Committee on Basic and Advanced Endoscopy Training (BAET) and PSDE Liaison to the Philippine College of Gastroenterology (PCG)-Committee on Training Program (CTP). He is a Fellow of the Philippine College of Physicians, Philippine Society of Gastroenterology, and Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy. His academic and research contributions include publications and featured works in VideoGIE and Endoscopedia, highlighting innovative techniques in advanced endoscopy, including colorectal mucosal defect closure.